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This issue: Friday, May 27 to June 3 2011 VOL 18: 899UK NO.1. Advertising closes for next issue on Friday, May 27 at 5pm.
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Information can be a valuable commodity. And this week
Chapman Pincher recollects one occasion where it proved very expensive indeed.
Having been given a scoop with major business implications, he endeavours to check the way is clear before printing!
See Page 3.
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Following the request for more volunteers to join Hungerford Town Council, eight more Councillors have been secured to raise the team to 14.
New Councillors; Amy Pearson; Charlotte Podger; Jan Giggins; Angus Campbell; Martyn Hopkins; Richard Hudson; Roger Thompson and Stephen Colloff will bring both youth and experience to face the challenges of the next year. Both Amy and Charlotte are in their late teens and their enthusiasm and passion for the town were deciding factors in their selection by the Council at its
meeting on Monday, May 23.The Mayor Cr Martin Crane said: “The new council has now
gained new faces with a spectrum of vision, experience and a sense of determination to reach out to all sectors and ages of Hungerford.
Further details will emerge over the next few days.”Monday’s meeting saw each prospective councillor given up to
five minutes to project their aims for Hungerford and to outline their experience.
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Further concerts will follow on July 3, August 7 and September 4.The band will be under its musical
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In June 1964, when the Tories were in offi ce, I gave lunch to the Navy Minister, Lord Jellicoe, which was always a pleasure because George Jellicoe, the son of the famous World War 1 Admiral, had a particularly
brave record of his own. On this occasion, however, it was soon clear that he had come prepared to give me a major scoop for my newspaper.
He told me that, after all the years of animosity between Britain and Spain’s Fascist dictator, General Franco, a historic arms deal had just been concluded with the Spanish government. Spain was to build several frigates of British design under licence from the Defence Ministry, paying royalties for the privilege. Spain would also be buying most of the equipment to be fi tted in the ships from British fi rms thereby creating hundreds of jobs in many areas - always good news for any government.
The initial order would be worth £14 millions but follow-on orders worth £100 million or more – a huge sum in those days – seemed highly likely. As George pointed out ‘Buying a warship from another country is like a marriage – you are stuck with it for years’. During that time it seemed likely that relations between Britain and Spain would become closer through the technical contacts, and the rebuilding of the Spanish Fleet would increase Spain’s qualifi cations to join Nato.
Jellicoe was particularly pleased that he had managed to preserve total secrecy about the deal for many months because he knew that, if Labour MPs and their extremists supporters heard of it they would try to scupper it, so great was their hatred of Franco who, whatever his faults, had saved Spain from becoming another Communist state operating under Soviet infl uence – a European Cuba. I was, therefore, urged to make sure that the contract had been signed before making it public and I agreed to check with the Navy Press Offi ce that the deal was absolutely fi rm.
I was in no doubt about Jellicoe’s purposes. He wanted his Ministry to get
the credit for the deal with himself and his close colleagues bathing in the political glory. He also needed to take the sting out of the Parliamentary row with Labour, which was inevitable. That was a common reason for political leaks to me. If the deal had been announced fi rst in Parliament the uproar from the Labour benches, especially from fi re-brands like Michael Foot and the many Labour MPs who were really Communists, would have been tremendous. Ensuring that the news had already appeared in a newspaper somehow took part of the sting out of it.
I duly telephoned the Navy Press Offi cer who consulted the offi ce log-book where a confi dential entry enabled him to confi rm offi cially that the order was fi rm. I then visited the Press Offi ce to make absolutely certain that it was safe for me to proceed and was assured that was so. The following day my story covered most of the front page of the Daily Express under the headline ‘British ships deal. Frigates for Franco earn £14 million – and row looms’.
Harold Wilson, Foot and others tabled a motion calculated to end the contract and Labour’s general reaction was so insulting to Spain that Franco cancelled the deal which, contrary to what I had been told, had not been fi nally signed.
The Defence Minister, Peter Thorneycroft, eased my conscience by telling Parliament that I was not to blame because I had gone through all the right proceedings. However, it is a scoop I still regret.
RECOLLECTIONS OF AN EXCITING LIFE
HOW I LOST THE NATION £100 MILLIONS
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Hungerford trade is reported to be severely suffering from traffi c chaos in Hungerford town centre.
The problem has arisen from the need for traffi c control on single lane traffi c over the Kennet and Avon Canal bridge. Angry motorists, shoppers and businesspeople are critical of the lack of progress on “essential” gas works being carried out in the town which is already feeling the impact of the depression. The Adviser has been told there have been long periods without apparent work on the project. The council and chamber of commerce are being urged to fi nd a solution. See trader comment on Page 11.
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1st Hungerford Scouts invite you to a Reception to celebrate the contribution made to Scouting in Hungerford by Rik Stroud over the last 34 years. Rik is retiring as Group Scout
Leader at our AGM on Thursday 9th June.The Reception will follow the AGM at 8pm and all those who have volunteered alongside Rik or who have been involved with Hungerford Beavers, Cubs, Scouts or Explorers are welcome to celebrate with us.
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MAY 2011May - Aug: Glyndebourne Opera19: Croft Green Bowling 2pm19: Youth Theatre - Skellig20: Youth Theatre - Skellig20: Reema Pachachi Merch Hse21: cup fi nal21: Rotary Plant Sale, 16 The Croft 10am21: HTC Songs & Supper Cft Hall 7.30pm21: Merchants Hse Open Day 11-421: Chilton Foliat Quiz & Supper Night21: Young Performers - Treasure Island22: Hungerford Farmers Market24-28: Chelsea fl ower show24: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm26: Over 50 club Hungerford26: 1st test Eng v Sri Lanka Cardiff26 - June 5: Hay festival Hay on Wye26: Croft Green Bowling 2pm26: Probus Lunch Hungerford B.L.28: Rugby fi nal Twickenham29: Croft Green Bowling 3pm 30: Marlb Car boot.
JUNE 20111: Marlb WI Wesley Hall 7.30pm1: Oak Tree Lunch1: Hung’d WI Crft Hll 7.30pm1: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm2: Croft Green Bowling 2pm3: 2nd Test Eng v Sri Lanka Lord’s4-5 West Woodhay garden show5: Croft Green Bowling 3pm6-12: Queens Club tennis5: HEAT Walk 10am Hung TH6: Marlb Emb Gld - 01793 5255177: Tuesday Club Hungerford8: Croft Green Bowling 2pm11: Trooping the Colour11: Community Café Methodist Ch Hung’11: H’ford church Fete croft 2pm12: Bowood Summer Fair & Dog Show14-18: Royal Ascott14: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm16:3rd /test Eng v Sri Lanka Rose B16: Croft Green Bowling 2pm17-21 Gold cup Cowdray Park17: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm19: Fathers’ Day19: Hung’d Prim School Fete 1.30pm19: Croft Green Bowling 3pm20: Start Wimbledon tennis20: KVNTA KENNET VALLEY HALL 7.30PM20: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm21: MU Nigel Sands 2.3021: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm23: Croft Green Bowling 2pm25: Croft Green Bowling 1.30pm
26: Hungerford Farmers Market26: Croft Green Bowling 3pm29: Over 50 club Hungerford29: Start Henley regatta29: Croft Green Bowling 6.15pm30: Start festival of speed Goodwood30: Probus Lunch Hungerford B.L.30: The Players - Love at Last30: Croft Green Bowling 2pm
JULY 20111: The Players - Love at Last2: Wimbledon ladies’ fi nal2: Arthritis Coffee morn Rams Mem Hll2: The Players - Love at Last3: Wimbledon men’s fi nal4: Marlb Emb Gld - 01793 5255176: Marlb WI Wesley Hall 7.30pm6: Hung’d WI Crft Hll 7.30pm7-10: Barbury horse trials8-10 British grand prix Silverstone10-17: British Open Golf Sandwich10-30: Marlborough Summer School15-17: Marlb intenational jazz festival15: Children’s Theatre - The Tempest16: Children’s Theatre - The Tempest16: a.m. Hungerford in Bloom17: Great Shefford Country Fayre18: KVNTA KENNET VALLEY HALL 7.30PM20: JOG ‘95-00 reunion Football Cb21: 1st test Eng v India Lord’s22-24: CLA game fair Blenheim Palace24: Hung’ Town Band HADCAF 7pm TH24: Hungerford Farmers Market24: International polo Windsot Gt Park27: Over 50 club Hungerford28: Probus Lunch & AGM29: 2nd Test Eng v India Trent Bridge
AUGUST 20113: Marlb WI Wesley Hall 7.30pm3: Hung’d WI Crft Hll 7.30pm6-13: Cowes Week7: HEAT Walk 10am Hung TH7: Classic Vehicle Shw Newb R’course9: Marlb Emb Gld - 01793 5255179: Community Café Methodist Ch Hung’10: Tuesday Club Hungerford10: 3rd test Eng v India Edgbaston12: Glorious 12th15: KVNTA KENNET VALLEY HALL 7.30PM16: MU Music with Elaine 2.3018:4th test Eng v India The Oval28: Hungerford Farmers Market28-29: Notting Hill Carnival29: Summer bank holiday31: Over 50 club Hungerford
SEPTEMBER 20111: Partridge season opens4: HEAT Walk 10am Hung TH
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Adviser RecruitmentSAVE TIME AND MONEY WHEN YOU
EMPLOY LOCAL PEOPLE!The Adviser employment section is good at fi nding local people. To
advertise your vacancies call: 01488 682328
Marlborough College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and follows recommended safe recruitment guidelines including CRB checks.
PAINTER/DECORATORWe are seeking to appoint a Painter/Decorator to work in our
Estate Department.
Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week.
Applicants should be suitably qualifi ed and experienced in all aspects of painting and decorating
Full details and an application form may be obtained from www.marlboroughcollege.org; or email: [email protected]
Closing date for the return of applications is Monday 6 June, 2011
Tel: 01488 682509
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PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Mr Robert W. James has pointed out that the Royal Wedding Day Croft tea party photo supplied to The Hungerord and Marlborough Weekly Adviser should have been attributed to Forbes Stephenson.
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One leading town trader commented to The Adviser: Gas works are killing trade in the town: personally my takings are down
about 50% since their arrival, and I know many other retailers are also reporting a heavy loss in trade, and that’s across the board from people like myself to the antique dealers. I actually popped in Tesco at about 2pm on Saturday and even their car park was about two thirds empty and the shop very quiet.
It’s not unusual to look up the High Street and see all the parking bays empty, which is pretty much unheard off. It also seems very rare to actually see anybody actually working on the gas pipes, plenty of holes but it’s at a standstill, or so it appears.
Frankly with the current downturn in trade nationally already this year, and now these slow moving road works massively affecting trade even further, it’s not guaranteed that I, for one, will come out the other side in a fi t state to still trade.
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Kennet House, 19 High St, Hungerford, Berks RG17 0NL Phone 01488 686867 [email protected]
Magnolia House is a handsome detached period home believed to have been built around 1890 on land which once belonged to the Free Chapel of St George of Windsor. The accommodation includes a double aspect drawing room, a dining room, a family room/study and a garden room, a bespoke hand-made kitchen/breakfast room includes an AGA and a luxurious shower/cloakroom to the ground floor. Upstairs, there are
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HUNGERFORD£499,950
Little barn occupies a wonderful rural position on the edge of rolling countryside. The accommodation includes a drawing room, a dining
room, a ‘John Lewis of Hungerford’ kitchen/breakfast room with French doors onto the garden, a study or fourth bedroom served by a shower
room to the ground floor. Upstairs, are three bedrooms, the large master bedroom and dressing room has an en-suite bathroom and family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms. Outside, is a detached garage block and further outbuilding/shed with beautifully landscaped gardens
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OLD HAYWARD BOTTOM£525,000
A charming semi-detached cottage in a wonderful rural location with glorious views over the surrounding countryside. The accommodation
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FOSBURY£295,000
A substantial detached house occupying a good sized plot and conveniently located within the Town. The accommodation includes a drawing room, a sitting room, a family room and a wonderful bespoke
kitchen/dining room with an oak framed orangery opening onto the rear garden. Upstairs the master double aspect bedroom has a balcony and an en-suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms served
by a family bathroom. Outside, there is a wide driveway at the front and a detached double garage/workshop. To the rear there is a lovely mature
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HUNGERFORD£680,000
An attractive period house in an idyllic location with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. On the ground floor the
accommodation includes a sitting room with French doors leading out to the garden, a well appointed kitchen and adjoining dining room, utility/boot room and bathroom. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms
arranged over two floors and a separate WC. Outside, there is a lovely garden which backs directly onto farmland. There is a garage situated in
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HAM£355,000
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25.5.11
A WINNING WEIGH WITH ‘GRANDAD’!
The recent win for Aldbourne Band at the West of England Cham-pionships led their new Musical Director ‘Grandad’ Johnson to make an unusual pledge. Tohelp raise funds for the Band to reach the National Finals at Chel-tenham on Sunday 24th September he has embarked upon a spon-sored weight loss programme. At the Band’s AGM in March there was a ceremonial ‘Weigh In’ at which a second Band Member Robert Dodds - known as Doddy also jumped on thescales to join in the fund raising.Grandad was the light weight at 18st 11 lbs with Doddy weighing in at 20st 12 lbs. They aim to lose at least 4 st between them The fi nal weigh in will be held at the September Pond Concert on Sun-day 4th and sponsorship monies collected in time for the National Finals. Sponsorship forms available at the Vive La France Concert on 7th May and at the fi rst Pond Concert inAldbourne on Sunday 5th June.
CLAIRE PERRY MP ASKS MINISTERS TO HELP PROTECT
THE RIVER KENNET Claire Perry, MP for the Devizes Constituency met, Richard Benyon, Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries and pressed him to provide more protection for vulnerable chalk streams such as the River Kennet as he prepares the Water White Paper, due for publication later this year. Speaking after the meeting Claire said: “Today I met Richard Benyon to discuss the content of the Water White Paper due out later this year. I am very keen that any new policies address problems like over-abstraction that are really harming the Kennet – a valuable but vulnerable chalk stream. The current drought is only one of the problems this special habitat is facing and it is imperative that we sort out our long term usage of these wonderful assets. I am pleased that Richard, who also has part of the River Kennet in his Constituency of Newbury, promised to look at all options to help protect our chalk streams and rivers”.And as the dry spell continues there is increasing concern at the levels of all the area’s streams.
18.5.11
CHAMBER HELPS WIRED ROCK CAFE
Hungerford Chamber of Commerce has donated £250 to the Wired Rock Cafe to help cover ongoing costs. The cafe is a youth drop-in club providing a musical environment. Sue De costa told the last chamber of commerce meeting th cafe was due to lose government funding through spending cuts.
25.5.11
GROUP SCOUT LEADER TO RETIRE AFTER 34 YEARS
1st Hungerford Scouts invite you to a Reception to celebrate the contribution made to Scouting in Hungerford by Rik Stroud over the last 34 years.Rik is retiring as Group Scout Leader at our AGM on Thursday 9th June.The Reception will follow the AGM at 8pm and all those who have volunteered alongside Rik or who have been involved with Hungerford Beavers, Cubs, Scouts or Exploers are welcome to celebrate with us.For more information please contact Kate Edwards on [email protected] or on 01488 658132.
25.5.11
ROTARY PLANT SALE MAKES £1240
The Hungerford Rotary Club plant sale on Saturday organised by James and Louise Brown at their home in The Croft, raised £1240 for Afghan war heroes and Rotary causes. Many Rotarians helped at the sale and they and friends donated hundreds of plants for sale. See photo below.
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23.3.11GET YOUR GREEN FINGERS GOINGFOR BLOOMING HUNGERFORDHungerford’s Cr Margaret Wilson has appealed to Hungerford people to get their green fi ngers going for Hungerford In Bloom to be judged on July 16.She told the annual parish meeting that all gardens and allotments would be in the contest.
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ANZAC MEMORIAL SERVICEAT SUTTON VENYMore than 100 people attended the annual ANZAC remembrance service and wreath laying at St John The Evangelist, Sutton Veny on Sunday.Buried in the churchyard are 142 Australian and New Zealand ser-vicemen and two nurses who died of wounds or infl uenza in the First World War.The Australian High Commision was represented by Col. John Hutcheson AM and the War Graves Commission by West country representative Mr Richard Brown. London Legacy was represent-ed by its honorary secretary Simon Gleinig. At a special luncheon before the service, Mr Gleinig was presented with a cheque for £150 by the chairman of the West country Branch of the Britain-Australia Society Richard Pavitt who had just been re-elected at the branch’s annual meeting.
11.5.11ROTARY PLANT SALEHungerford Rotary Club will hold a grand plant sale tomorow, Saturday, May 21 between 10am and 2pm at Tumblings, opposite St Lawrence’s Church gates. Money raised will go towardAfghan Heroes and Hungerford local needs.
11.5.11MARLBOROUGH ROTARYCAR BOOT SALE SOONMarlborough and District Rotary Club will hold its annual bank holiday Monday Car Boot Sale on May 30 at the football club, Elcot Lane between 8am and 1pm. Pre-paid: Cars £5, Vans £10. On day: Cars £8, Vans £12.Refreshments will be available. Tel 01672 516338. See advertise-ment in this issue.
12.5.11HUNGERFORD BOWLING NOTES Greetings from the Hungerford Bowlers; Our open evening was very well attended. Many thanks for your help. Here is June programme: June 01 Croft Green Bowling 6.15: 02 / 2pm: 05 / 3pm: 08 / 2pm : 14 / 6.15pm: 16 / 2pm: 17 / 6.15pm 19 / 3pm : 20 / 6.15pm : 21 / 6.15pm : 23 / 2pm : 25 / 1.30pm : 26 / 3.pm : 29 / 6.15pm: 30 / 2pm. Best regards and thanks for this service to the community. -John Conn Secretary HBC.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH PARKING TRANSFORMATIONMarlborough’s parking was undergoing substantial changes, the last town council meeting was told.Cr Nick Fogg said season’s parking tikets were now available.Cr Martin Houlden told council of a proposal for Parkshare which would involve selling private parking space to relieve town centre pressure. It was not clear how it would be policed.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH FLYPOSTING OUTBREAKThe last Marlborough Town Council meeting was told of a fl ypost-ing outbreak in the town.Cr Castle said private and council properties were involved and the paste used made the literature diffi cult to remove.Cr Fogg said fl yposting was illegal and the council agreed to write a stern letter to the holders of the events.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH LITTER PROBLEMMarlborough Town Council’s attention has been drawn to a rub-bish problem in the vicinity of St. Mary’s School.
18.5.11HOW MANY COUNCIL PLOTS?How many council owned plots are there in Marlborough? This is a question Marlborough Town Council intends to address.
18.5.11RAILWAY PATH GROUP ACTIVEMarlborough Town Council’s last meeting was told of plans to positively recognise the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Swindon to Marlborough railway line.Friends of the Railway Path Group are raising funds for improve-ment work on the path which is used by walkers, cyclists and eques-trians. A new friends’ group will be launched later in the year with fund-raising activities. Council will consider placing the group on the charitable fund list.
18.5.11PUBLICATION COMPLIMENTEDMarlborough town councillors at their last meeting complimented Wiltshire Life on presentation of the Royal Wedding.
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24.3.11CLAIRE PERRY WELCOMES A BUDGET FOR GROWTH, JOBS AND FAMILIES Today Claire Perry, MP for the Devizes Constituency, welcomed the Government’s Budget which will reform the economy to support jobs and growth and help families with the cost of living – including an immediate cut in fuel duty. Key measures in the Budget to boost growth include:Tax cuts for businesses and entrepreneursScrapping burdensome regulations and red tapeRadical reform of the planning systemNew investment in science and innovationLots more real support for young people with additional apprenticeships and work experienceTo help families facing the rising cost of living, the Budget also will:Immediately cut fuel duty by 1 pence per litre and delay April’s infl ation rise in duty to next January. This means fuel duty will be 6 pence less by the end of next week than it would have been under Labour.Introduce a Fair Fuel Stabiliser that taxes oil companies more to stop rises in fuel dutyIncrease the Personal Allowance from by a further £630 from April 2012. That’s another real increase of £48 extra per year, or £126 in cash terms. Together with this year’s rise, that means a total of £326 extra each year for those working hard to support their families. And it means, just ten months into offi ce, this Coalition Government has taken 1.1 million low paid people out of tax altogether.Welcoming the Budget, Claire Perry MP said:“Last year’s Emergency Budget brought Britain back from the brink of bankruptcy. The Government is right to stick to the plan to get Britain living within her means and this year’s Budget sets out plans to back enterprise and get Britain making things again. By cutting fuel duty immediately and cutting income tax for millions, the Chancellor has done what he can to help families now. This Budget has put fuel into the tank of our economy.”
STUDENTS REACH ENGLAND FINAL OF DEBATE COMPETITIONAfter a successful day in Taunton at the West of England Finals of the Schools Mace competition, the oldest national debating com-petition in the UK, two St John’s students are now looking forward to competing in the England Finals on Friday evening.The two St John’s Sixth Formers, James Pitts, 16, and Emmie Price-Goodfellow, 17, reached the fi nal having beaten 17 other schools in the West of England competition on 19th March. The pair will now compete in debates against fi ve other English schools at the National Finals this Friday 1st April in London.The competition is run by the ESU, the English Speaking Union, and is open to students from secondary schools across the coun-try. The debating competition enables participants to gain valuable skills and knowledge, and former winners have gone on to become MPs, senior lawyers, prominent scientists and captains of industry. Debating and Court Competition clubs at St John’s are run by Law & English teacher Dr Leslie Spencer and offer a chance for stu-dents to develop their confi dence and public speaking skills.At the regional fi nal the judges said that it was the team’s clear structure, strong defi nition, superb oratory skills and good knowl-edge that enabled them to triumph over the other schools. The win-ning debate which the St John’s team argued in favour of was “This house would abandon Britain’s nuclear weapons programme”. As Emmie explained “This is a subject on which James knows rather a lot, and one of the judges later referred to him as a ‘nuclear geek’, so we were confi dent that we knew what we talking about. The op-position, unfortunately for them but fortunately for us, didn’t seem to have such deep subject knowledge, and so our arguments about nuclear war being unethical and unnecessary in a modern age stood up well, whilst their arguments about the nuclear programme being a deterrent and aiding the economy did not”.The winner of the National Final will go on to compete in the ESU’s International Final, this year to be held in Dublin.
ROTARY NIGHT WALK ALONG RIDGEWAYThe Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown are organising their 22nd Annual through the night sponsored walk along the Ridgeway on June 11. The walk will be starting at The Red Lion Public House, Avebury (SN8 1RF) taking in Hackpen Hill, Barbury Castle, Ogbourne Downs, Liddington Castle and fi nishing at the Bishopstone Village Hall (SN6 8PH). The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown organise the event completely free of charge to the participants. The walkers can raise money for the charity of their choice. Those taking part are asked to gather at the, Bishopstone Village Hall, from 8.00 p.m. onwards, where parking has been arranged. At 9.30pm transport will be provided to the Red Lion at Avebury from which the walk will commence at 11.00pm. The club provides marshals points, refreshment stops, First Aiders and support vehicles for those who are unable to complete the event. At the fi nishing point at the Bishopstone Village Hall will be open to welcome the walkers with a hearty breakfast and hot drinks at a reasonable cost. A presentation night will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 19th July 2011 at the Holiday Inn, Swindon (SN3 6AQ) where all cheque’s will be presented to the various charities. The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown will be pleased to welcome all walkers, their families and their chosen Charity representatives at this event.-Bob Barrett.
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KITCHENMONGER IN LARGER PREMISESKitchenmonger has relocated in Hungerford to new premises at 25 High Street with better parking facilities and larger premises.Kitchenmonger are now offering a knife sharpening service and cake tin and stand hire. Tel. 01488 682158 for details. “You saw it in The Adviser!”
PROGRESSIVE TOWN HALL PLANSFOR PUBLIC CONSULTATIONMarlborough Town Council’s progressive plans to refurbish the Town Hall will go to public consultation in May.About 50 people at the annual parish meeting on Monday heard heated debate on the plans which are expected to cost about £1m.The meeting earlier heard an outline of the plans from Property committee chairman Cr Guy Loosmore. He outlined the plan to make the town hall a proper community centre with conference facilities and the ability to attract substantial income.He stressed that the work would be a long-term investment. Work is already well under way on various aspects, the main being the disabled persons’ access and facilities.A large theatre screen has been established in the hall and the fi rst public showing will be the royal wedding on April 29.
CANAL PROJECT COMPLETED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
The Borough of Hungerford and British Waterways held a reception on April 7 to celebrate completion of environmental restoration work to Kennet and Avon Canal banks from Wire Lock to Highclose.
The reception was given by Constable Mr Greg Furr and trustees of the Town and Manor and Mr Mark Stephens, manager of British waterways.
Guests heard that the project was conducted on time and on budget and that all concened had performed their tasks admirably including work in icy winter conditions. Mr Robert James introduced guest speaker Mrs Adrian Scrope. Her address is on our world web news at: theweeklyadviser.com